2003The College of William and Mary, Ph.D., Marine Science
1999The College of William and Mary, M.Sc., Marine Science
1994 The Evergreen State College, B.Sc.

Appointments:

2007

Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii

2004-2007

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii

2003-2004

Postgraduate Research Scientist, University of California Santa Cruz

1996-2002

Graduate Research Assistant, The College of William and Mary, School of Marine Science

Research Interests:The research of our group focuses on understanding how microorganisms catalyze elemental cycling in aquatic systems. A major component of this research involves identifying the types of microorganisms responsible for biogeochemically important processes and studying those processes that control the metabolic activities of these microbes. Our research group uses a variety of tools to study the dynamics of microbial communities, including rate measurements of microbial metabolisms and genetic approaches to study the diversity and activities of microorganisms in nature.